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O'Reilly Auto names 2 co-presidents; Henslee retains CEO title

Greg Johnson, left, and Jeff Shaw, right, have been promoted to serve as co-presidents of Springfield-based O'Reilly Automotive. They will continue to report to CEO Greg Henslee, who previously also held the title of president.(Photo: Courtesy photo)

Springfield-based auto parts retailer O'Reilly Automotive announced Tuesday that it has promoted two men to be co-presidents of the company.

Greg Johnson, 51, and Jeff Shaw, 54, will continue to report to 56-year-old CEO Greg Henslee, who previously also held the title of president.

"Greg Henslee will remain as the Company's CEO and continue to lead the Company in that capacity for the foreseeable future," O'Reilly spokesman Mark Merz said in an email. "Whenever he does decide to step down from that role, he will give more than ample notice to provide for a very smooth transition, although he will likely always be involved with the success of the Company in some capacity."

O'Reilly Automotive CEO Greg Henslee(Photo: Courtesy photo)

Johnson, who previously held the title of executive vice president of supply chain, will be responsible in his new role for merchandise, logistics, purchasing, inventory management, pricing, advertising, information technology, legal, risk management, loss prevention, human resources and finance, according to a company news release.

Shaw, who previously held the title of executive vice president of store operations and sales, will be responsible for store operations, sales, distribution operations, real estate, jobber sales and acquisitions.

"Both are great examples of O'Reilly's strong promote from within philosophy, as well as our continued focus on long term succession planning," Merz said.

Henslee has been CEO of O'Reilly since 2005, and shared the title of president for a portion of that time.